Mercedes insinuations 'shameful' - Arrivabene

Sunday, 08 july 2018, 12:32
, by Matthew Scott

The bitter row between Mercedes and Ferrari following the British Grand Prix prompted Scuderia chief Maurizio Arrivabene to claim that Mercedes technical director, and former Ferrari employee, James Allison should be "ashamed" over insinuations that Kimi Raikkonen deliberately crashed into Lewis Hamilton.

A poor getaway saw Hamilton fall behind Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas into the clutches of Raikkonen, who made contact with the Mercedes at turn three and sent the champion into a spin.

A 10-second penalty followed for the Finn and Hamilton fought back from last on-track to finish second, but the Briton fumed after missing out on a record-breaking sixth win at his home race, hitting out at Ferrari's "tactics", with obvious connotations of conspiracy.

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Comments (37)

Shane A Woodard

It's the most wonderful time of year, folks! Whine season is open! Get your whine while it's fresh! All sorts of whine for all tastes and desires! We've got Conspiracy-whine, Crash-whine, and everyone's favorite, back by popular demand, Steward-whine. Crisp and refreshing with a hint of entitlement. Available while supplies last.

Raghu Kanumuri

Firstly James Allison is a disgrace.. he runs from away from Ferrari to a championship winning team and accused Ferrari of the battery charging system, FIA gives a clean sheet to Ferrari. Now he questions the deliberateness or incompetence of a world championship driver Kimi in a racing incident. What a shame you are.

Jamie Paget

Liberty Media are shameful. 40 years I have been a fan and this is my last year as a fan now, sky, the scum sucking moneybags have taken away our sport, and liberty bent over and took their money up the arse. Liberty are scum. Thanks for ruining my 40 year fandom assholes!!!!!!!!

Adam Freeman

Used to be a fan of Hamilton but slowly gone off him...he's a spoilt little shit that can't take anyone else winning....and he talks so much crap!
Brill drive today and he was miserable! Grow up and get a real job and show some gratitude...

Tom Tomarse Burnside

Although it was kimis fault it was definitely not on purpose plus the FIA are very inconsistent Seb hits Bottas and gives him a puncture and kimi hits hamilton but he is still able to carry on with out damage oh 10 second penalty

Edi Drago

If it was just LH way of thinking we can accept that and say he’s mentally a kid and needs to grow up on that department full stop .... but all the team thinking it was deliberate this is unexpected and unacceptable

Shiela Belen Punzalan

you never really hear anything from him even with all the other issues they have such as that mirrors being illegal or the kers being under scrutiny etc..but when he speaks, i believe he speaks the truth..

Ahmet Ara?an

5 maanden geleden

what about max contacting kimi in austria? that is how he got ahead of kimi and won. that seemed more deliberate to me. ok ok ok max fans i am just teasing and mercedes side should cut the crab.

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